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Regional Law No. 637-KZ “On apiculture”.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Territorial subdivision
Krasnodar
Document type
Legislation
Date
2003 (2004)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Livestock, Food & nutrition
Keyword
Apiculture/sericulture Food quality control/food safety Certification Registration Animal health Animal production
Geographical area
Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific
Entry into force notes
This Regional Law enters into force on the date of its official publication.
Abstract

This Regional Law regulates relations originating in the process of bee raising regarding honey bees (Apis mellifera), use thereof for pollination of agricultural entomophilous plants, obtaining apiculture products, protection of honey bees, improvement of apiculture efficiency and safeguarding rights and legal interests of natural and legal persons carrying out bee raising activity. The number of bee families owned by natural and legal persons shall not be limited except for cases envisaged by the national legislation (Art. 4). Bee families owned by natural and legal persons shall be subject to compulsory state registration and certification by state sanitary and veterinary bodies (Art. 5). Bee farmers shall have the right to place apiaries (bee families) on land plots in their ownership, lease or tenancy (Art. 7). Trade of apiculture products shall be authorized in the presence of veterinary certificate and compliance certificate issued by certification authority, and veterinary and sanitary certificate of apiary (Art. 10).

Full text
Russian
Website
www.pchelovodstvo.ru

References - Legislation

Amended by

Regional Law No. 3141 amending Regional Law No. 637-KZ “On apiculture”.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2015

Keyword: Apiculture/sericulture, Public forest, Animal production

Source: FAO, FAOLEX